Ben Rogerson
I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.
Latest articles by Ben Rogerson

Roland’s "refreshed" GO:PIANO 88 has more sounds and a sleeker look than its predecessor
By Ben Rogerson published
The refreshed version of this portable digital piano appears to give with one hand and take with the other

“It’s literally just that - that’s the whole song”: How Lola Young wrote Messy
By Ben Rogerson published
Listen out for the guitar part that sounds like The Backstreet Boys, too…

A song on Haim’s new album includes an as yet uncleared George Michael sample and was inspired by Beyoncé
By Ben Rogerson published
The band have just dropped their new single, Relationships

Guitarist in huge ‘80s power-pop band says she had reservations about their biggest hit
By Ben Rogerson published
Eternal Flame was released shortly before The Bangles broke up

Guitarist Mike Campbell on his productive but sometimes fractious relationship with bandmate Tom Petty
By Ben Rogerson published
“Sometimes he made me so angry I couldn’t look at him,” Campbell says of Petty in his new memoir

"He had two broken fingers on Friday’s show”: Snow Patrol frontman praises "unbelievable" bandmate
By Ben Rogerson published
“He’s made of different stuff from the rest of us,” he says

Amanda Seyfried just showed off her new-found dulcimer skills on a Joni Mitchell classic
By Ben Rogerson published
An ‘impromptu’ performance of a Joni classic has got the internet talking

Tony! Toni! Toné! guitarist and singer D’Wayne Wiggins has died, aged 64
By Ben Rogerson published
He also worked with Destiny’s Child and Alicia Keys

Doechii describes joining Lauryn Hill on stage in Miami as “the greatest honor hip-hop could give me”
By Ben Rogerson published
“I would sing your songs as if I wrote them, imagining myself on stage”

Lady Gaga says that the "electro-grunge" song on her new album is inspired by The Cure
By Ben Rogerson published
“After I made that song then I was like ‘we need to change all the production,’” Gaga recalls

Apple announces new MacBook Pro, iPad Air and iPad models (oh, and “the most powerful Mac ever made”)
By Ben Rogerson published
A laptop, two tablets and a supercharged desktop

Neil Young? Charli XCX? Another headliner might steal Glastonbury 2025's Saturday night
By Ben Rogerson published
There’s apparently a third artist playing at the same time who could be an equally hot ticket

Psst - do you want to learn the essential theory shortcuts that rock and pop musicians actually need? These two books will give you the knowledge you’ve been missing
By Ben Rogerson published
Here's what you really need to know...

The director of Netflix’s cancelled Prince documentary speaks out
By Ben Rogerson published
“The image I've had in my head is the last shot of Raiders of the Lost Ark, of just a huge warehouse somewhere in Netflix, a crate and just like put away,” he says of his unreleased film

Is it time to ditch your 'deep focus' playlists? You might need something 'groovier', says study
By Ben Rogerson published
Music that improves your mood could also make you work faster, it seems

“Hit some flats”: Doja Cat reflects on her James Bond Oscars performance with Raye and Lisa
By Ben Rogerson published
For some, it was a case of live and let… why?

Beabadoobee says that her unorthodox method of guitar playing has an impact on her songwriting
By Ben Rogerson published
She also reveals that gets “scared that people will get annoyed” at the number of guitar changes during her shows

The music supervisor on The White Lotus reckons that viewers will “adjust” to the new main title theme
By Ben Rogerson published
Gabe Hilfer on his working relationship with composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer and that Thai rock cover of Black Sabbath’s Iron Man

Daryl Hall says that his partnership with Dave Stewart is “more meaningful” than the one he had with John Oates
By Ben Rogerson published
“That ship has gone to the bottom of the ocean”, he says of any potential reunion with his former bandmate

Producer Danny L Harle and Olly Alexander on their "extraordinary" collab with a synth-pop legend
By Ben Rogerson published
“His musical point is so distilled in his music, and he’s the same in the way he talks,” says Harle. “He’s a man of few words”

Rhiannon Giddens cancels show at the Kennedy Center following Donald Trump’s takeover
By Ben Rogerson published
Her decision comes after Ben Folds recently resigned as Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra

Jon Batiste delivers a freakishly accurate assessment of Chappell Roan hit from just the vocals and drums
By Ben Rogerson published
“This person is clearly tapping into bringing people together,” he adds, sagely

Mark King: "The standard of musicianship amongst young musicians is higher now than it's ever been”
By Ben Rogerson published
“You see somebody do something, and it makes sense,” he says. “And you think, ‘Oh, yeah, I can do that.’ That's the wonderful thing about, say YouTube now”
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